Allegheny County reports 68 new COVID-19 cases
No Pa. deaths for first time since March 22
For a third straight day, Allegheny County’s daily increase of COVID-19 cases fell below 100, and the state on Monday reported no new deaths from the virus. It marked the first time since March 22 that Pennsylvania hasn’t had a coronavirus-related death.
With 68 new cases, Allegheny County has had 8,310 since its first case in mid-March. The new cases result from 1,104 tests administered between July 9 and Aug. 2. Those who tested positive range in age from 8 to 96 years old, with a median age of 37.
The county also is reporting one new hospitalization, the lowest amount since July 18, when the county reported zero new hospitalizations. The total of Allegheny County residents hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 is 686.
Statewide, there were 565 newly reported cases of the virus, with Western Pennsylvania making up 162 of them. Westmoreland County had 19 new cases. The state total is 114,155. The death toll remains at 7,209.
The state and Allegheny County have seen a decrease in the average number of daily cases over the past week. From July 21 to July 27, the county had an average of about 148 cases per day. From July 28 to Monday, that figure has dropped to around 119.
The state, over that same time frame, had an average of about 932 cases. It has also since dropped to about 842 cases per day.
Dr. Rachel Levine, the state health secretary, noted Pennsylvania has changed the way it determines the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 to be in line with the method mandated by the White House coronavirus task force for all hospitals to use.
“In the grand scheme of things, it won’t change how hospitalizations are reported,” said state spokesperson Nate Wardle. “The department continues to work with hospitals to receive data, not only for use publicly on the dashboard, but also to report to federal partners.”
The update ensures hospitals are reporting information requested by the Department of Health and Human Services to the state. The state then passes the information along to HHS. The update has no impact on how deaths are reported.
Here is the total number of positive cases reported Monday in
Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 8,310 (up 68 from Sunday)
• Armstrong: 188 (up 1)
• Beaver: 1,237 (up 5)
• Butler: 605 (up 3)
• Cambria: 274 (up 7)
• Clarion: 76 (no change)
• Clearfield: 141 (up 5)
• Crawford: 132 (up 5)
• Erie: 983 (up 16)
• Fayette: 414 (up 6)
• Forest: 9 (no change)
• Greene: 109 (up 1)
• Indiana: 275 (up 3)
• Jefferson: 58 (no change)
• Lawrence: 349 (up 6)
• Mercer: 356 (up 8)
• Somerset: 125 (up 1)
• Venango: 62 (no change)
• Washington: 764 (up 8)
• Westmoreland: 1,457 (up 19)
Here is the total number of deaths reported Monday in Western Pennsylvania:
• Allegheny: 242 (up 2 from Saturday. The state is reporting 234.)
• Armstrong: 6 (no change)
• Beaver: 89 (no change)
• Butler: 15 (no change)
• Cambria: 3 (no change)
• Clarion: 2 (no change)
• Clearfield: 0 (no change)
• Crawford:1 (no change)
• Erie: 16 (no change)
• Fayette: 4 (no change)
• Forest: 0 (no change)
• Greene: 1 (no change)
• Indiana: 6 (no change)
• Jefferson: 1 (no change)
• Lawrence: 12 (no change)
• Mercer: 9 (no change)
• Somerset: 2 (no change)
• Venango: 0 (no change)
• Washington: 11 (no change)
• Westmoreland: 46 (Westmoreland County coroner, whose numbers were last updated July 30, is reporting 41.)
Nursing and personal care homes
The state has released data — organized by county — about cases and deaths at nursing and personal care homes. Here’s information about Western Pennsylvania, based on Monday’s figures, with changes in deaths noted in parentheses:
• Allegheny: 82 facilities, 908 cases among residents, 281 cases among employees, 176 deaths (up 2)
• Armstrong: 7 facilities, 34 cases among residents, 9 cases among employees, 5 deaths (no change)
• Beaver: 7 facilities, 477 cases among residents, 68 cases among employees, 90 deaths (no change)
• Butler: 15 facilities, 24 cases among residents, 17 cases among employees, 3 deaths (no change)
• Cambria: 5 facilities, 17 cases among residents, 7 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Clarion: 3 facilities, 10 cases among residents, 5 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Clearfield: 4 facilities, 2 cases among residents, 3 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Crawford: 2 facilities, 11 cases among residents, 15 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Erie: 18 facilities, 98 cases among residents, 85 cases among employees, 16 deaths (up 5)
• Fayette: 6 facilities, 9 cases among residents, 10 cases among employees, 1 death (no change)
• Greene: 1 facility, 2 cases among residents, 1 case among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Indiana: 11 facilities, 29 cases among residents, 10 cases among employees, 4 deaths (no change)
• Jefferson: 2 facilities, 4 cases among residents, 5 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Lawrence: 8 facilities, 42 cases among residents, 25 cases among employees, 4 deaths (no change)
• Mercer: 8 facilities, 39 cases among residents, 28 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)
• Somerset: 3 facilities, 3 cases among residents, 3 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Venango: 1 facility, 5 cases among residents, 0 cases among employees, 0 deaths (no change)
• Washington: 9 facilities, 26 cases among residents, 8 cases among employees, 2 deaths (no change)
• Westmoreland: 21 facilities, 188 cases among residents, 50 cases among employees, 31 deaths (no change)